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In an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I cannot think of any good examples off the top of my head, but give me a couple of hours and I'm sure I could come up with something.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: offhandedly, on the spot
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see off, top, head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
(takhle) z fleku
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Finnish:
suoralta kädeltä
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Finnish:
äkkipäätä
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Finnish:
äkkiseltään
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Finnish:
kylmiltään
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Finnish:
muistinvaraisesti
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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French:
de tête
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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French:
comme ça
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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French:
à froid
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Galician:
de cabeza
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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German:
aus dem Stegreif
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Hungarian:
hasból
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
på ståande fot
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
på strak arm
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Polish:
z głowy
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Polish:
bez zastanowienia
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Polish:
impromptu
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Portuguese:
de cabeça
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Russian:
навски́дку
(navskídku)
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Russian:
экспро́мтом
(eksprómtom)
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Spanish:
a bote pronto
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Swedish:
på stående fot
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
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Swedish:
på rak arm
— in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation
